This film is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture.
Crew members who also worked on Pure S (1975) included writer-director Bert Deling, cinematographer Tom Cowan, editor John Scott and three personnel from the sound department: Greg Bell, Helen Brown and Peter Fenton.
Actor Tony Barry and writer-director Bert Deling also collaborated on Keiron: The First Voyager (1985) and the television series Young Ramsay (1977).
The meaning of the movie's ''Dead Easy'' title, according to its Australian 1980s home video release, is ''a pushover''.
The movie was made in association with the Australian Film Commission.